Escondido 'bomb house' destroyed by controlled fire

A stretch of the freeway had been completely shut down between State Route 78 and Centre City Parkway about 20 minutes earlier as a precaution. Read More

North County 'bomb house' set on fire; I-15 closure to last several hours

The freeway will be shut down as a precaution between State Route 78 and Centre City Parkway for about three hours. The closure will go into effect about 30 minutes before the start of the prescribed burn. Read More

Evacuations to begin this evening for Thursday's North County 'bomb house' burning

Residents of about six dozen addresses around the cordoned-off home in the 1900 block of Via Scott have been directed to vacate the neighborhood, starting at 7 p.m. Others who living west of I-15 have been told to “shelter in place.” Burning begins at 9 a.m. Read More